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  3. What is stammering?

What is stammering?

  • What is stammering?
  • How can stammering impact children and young people?
  • Are there different 'types' of stammering? Does stammering affect everyone in the same way?
  • Will my child’s stammering continue into adulthood? Is there any way to tell at this stage?
  • What causes stammering?
  • Do parents cause stammering?
  • Is stammering genetic?
  • Does anxiety cause stammering?
  • Is stammering associated with particular social and economic backgrounds?
  • Is there a relationship between stammering and other developmental conditions?
  • Is stammering more common in children who speak more than one language?
  • Is my child stuttering or cluttering?

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